Florida-based physician Scott Wiesen, MD, has surrendered his medical license after facing a lawsuit for a colonoscopy he performed at Naples, Fla.-based Premier Endoscopy Center.
Dr. Wiesen can no longer practice medicine in the state, according to a May 14 report from WINK News.
Dr. Wiesen was facing an investigation from the Florida Department of Health. However, the inquiry is no longer active due to the surrender of Dr. Wiesen’s license.
The lawsuit was filed by patient Elaine Bredehoft, who alleged medical malpractice during a 2023 colonoscopy. According to the suit, Dr. Wiesen punctured her colon and mistakenly removed her ovary and fallopian tube, believing them to be polyps.
Ms. Bredehoft says she awoke from the procedure in extreme pain and waited approximately 30 minutes before an ambulance was called. She was transported to NCH North Hospital, where another physician performed emergency surgery, discovered a bleeding colon, and administered 52 stitches. Following the surgery, Ms. Bredehoft developed a serious infection that required additional hospitalization and extensive at-home wound care.
According to the lawsuit, she was later informed that Dr. Wiesen had been suffering from dementia and retired shortly after the incident.
While his license was still active with the state of Florida until this week, Dr. Wiesen’s wife said that her husband was simply unaware that he had to inform the state Department of Health of his retirement, according to the report.
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